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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 20 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 100 |
 Nuggets | 33 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 109 |
MINTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 36-8741.4% | 10-4223.8% | 18-2766.7% | 46 | 20 | 14 |
| DEN | 44-8949.4% | 10-2835.7% | 11-1291.7% | 44 | 27 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets109| 37 | 28 | 9-19 | 3-6 | 7-7 | 0 | +15 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.8 | |||||
| 33 | 22 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +10.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 25 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | −0.6 | |||||||
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| 23 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.3 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.8 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.2 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | ||||
| Team | 109 | 44-8949.4% | 10-2835.7% | 44 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 11-1291.7% | 10 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Vlatko Čančar and Juancho Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves100| 37 | 19 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 3-4 | −3 | −3.3 | ||||||||
| 24 | 18 | 6-11 | 4-6, Season high (his best before, 3) | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −10 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −3.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | −8 | −3.4 | |||||||
| 20 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +2 | +3.6 | ||||||||
| 19 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.0 | |||
| 17 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | +2.2 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 7 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.9 | |||
| Team | 100 | 36-8741.4% | 10-4223.8% | 46 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 18-2766.7% | 16 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 44 points on 16 for 38 shooting
Nuggets109Timberwolves100ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 22 points (14 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 10 assists, his 33rd career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-100 for their fifth straight win.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by as many as 19.
Late in the fourth quarter, Gary Harris had 3 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Nuggets run, and the Nuggets scored 5 points off them.
Jamal Murray had 28 points (13 in the first quarter) and 3 steals. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 9 baskets and 20 points.
For the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins had 19 points and 6 assists.
The Nuggets shot 49.4% from the field and 35.7% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 41.4% and 23.8%. The Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 44-24 off the bench. The Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 18-7 in 4 minutes with Covington, Napier, Vonleh, Wiggins and Nowell on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 88 shots: 4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-33 | 69.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-15 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-21 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Teague | 20 | 2 | 1-5 | −4 |
| Josh Okogie | 18 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Shabazz Napier | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Treveon Graham | 8 | 11 | 4-4 | +9 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgui Dieng | 33 | 9 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Noah Vonleh | 13 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Jordan Bell | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 11 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 26 | 7 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Robert Covington | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 17' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q1 3:20
13.6%
78→92
Morris 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
Q4 11:48
12.9%
79→92
Nowell 8' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q4 11:33
12.9%
92→79
Grant 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
Q4 11:08
12.9%
79→92
Bates-Diop 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 10:01
12.9%
92→79
